'Simhasana' commonly known as 'Lion Pose' is one of the most unique yoga poses. It is probably the only asana that requires you to make a ...CategoriesAdvancedAsanas(4)BasicAsanas(12)GuestPost(74)IntermediateAsanas(18)Suryanamaskar(SunSalutation)(2)YogaAsanas(61)Yogaforbeginners(27)YogaforJointPain(1)YogaforPregnancy(1)YogaforSciatica(1)YogaforThyroid(1)YogaforYou(27)Share‘Simhasana’commonlyknownas‘LionPose’isoneofthemostuniqueyogaposes.Itisprobablytheonlyasanathatrequiresyoutomakeasound.TheSanskritwordSimhasanaisderivedfromtwowords.‘Simha’standsfor‘lion’and‘asana’asweallknowmeans‘posture’.ThesoundthatiscreatedduringSimhasanaresemblestheroaringsoundofalion.ImageSourceSimhasanaStepsStartingPosition:Vajrasana(ThunderboltPose)Distanceyourkneesasfarasyoucancomfortably.ThetoesofboththefeetmustbetouchingeachotherjustasinVajrasana.Movethebodyslightlyforward.Placethepalmofyourhandsonthefloorrightbetweentheknees.Turnthewristsoutwardsothatthefingerspointtowardthebody.Keepthearmsstraight.Slightlyarchtheback,partiallyshiftingtheweightofyourbodyonthewrists.Movetheheadbackwardcomfortably.Closeyoureyesandrelaxthebodyinthispositionforawhiletofeelcomfortable.ImageSourceNowopenyoureyesandfocusyourgazeontheeyebrowcenter.Inhaledeeplyandslowly.Openyourmouthanddrawthetongueoutwardstowardsthechinasfarasyoucan.Asyouexhalefromthemouth,produceasoundof‘aahh’comingoutfromyourthroat.Closethemouthafterexhalationandinhalenormally.Relaxthebodyinfinalposition.Youmayrepeatthisprocessfor3–5times.Onemayalsomovethetonguefromsidetosidewhilemakingtheaahhsound.PracticeNoteAvoidgazingattheeyebrowcenterifitmakesyoufeeldizzy.Practiceitonlyforafewsecondsandgraduallythroughoutthepractice.PeoplewithweakwristsmaypracticeSimhasanawhilesittinginVajrasana.Don’texertyourselfwhilemakingthesound.Trytomakeitclearandsteady.SimhasanaBenefitsSimhasanaretainsthegoodhealthofears,nose,throatandeyes.Practicingitinfrontofrisingsunmakesitmorebeneficial.Simhasanaeffectivelyreducesemotionalstressanddiminishfrustration.Usefulforpe